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Devon, Pennsylvania

Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US

Field	Value
official_name	Devon, Pennsylvania
settlement_type	Census-designated place
image_skyline	Sidesaddle jumping devon pa.jpg
image_caption	Devon Horse Show
image_map	Chester County Pennsylvania incorporated and unincorporated areas Devon highlighted.svg
mapsize	260px
map_caption	Location in Chester County and the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	United States
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Pennsylvania
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Chester
subdivision_type3	Township
subdivision_name3	Easttown Township
established_date	1681
unit_pref	Imperial
area_footnotes
area_total_km2	1.59
area_land_km2	1.59
area_water_km2	0.00
area_total_sq_mi	0.61
area_land_sq_mi	0.61
area_water_sq_mi	0.00
population_as_of	2020
population_footnotes
population_total	1580
population_density_km2	995.27
population_density_sq_mi	2577.49
timezone	Eastern (EST)
utc_offset	-5
timezone_DST	EDT
utc_offset_DST	-4
elevation_ft	493
coordinates
postal_code_type	ZIP Code
postal_code	19333
area_codes	610 and 484
blank_name	FIPS code
blank_info	42-19040
blank1_name	GNIS feature ID
blank1_info	1173214

Devon is a census-designated place (CDP) located in Easttown township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,515 at the 2010 census. The area is part of the Philadelphia Main Line suburbs.

History

As of the 2000 U.S. census, prior to the 2010 U.S. census, Devon and Berwyn were in the same CDP: Devon-Berwyn. Devon was named after Devon, a county in southwestern England.

Geography

Devon is located at . According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.6 km2, all land.

Culture

Devon is known for the Devon Horse Show, the oldest and largest outdoor multi-breed horse competition in the United States. The event is held over ten days in late May and early June.

It was also home to the Valley Forge Music Fair from 1955 to 1996, hosting hundreds of famous musical and comedy acts.

Education

The public school system is Tredyffrin-Easttown.

Most of Devon CDP lies within the boundary of Devon Elementary School, outside of the CDP. A small section is in the boundary of Hillside Elementary School in Tredyffrin Township.

The district operates two middle schools, Tredyffrin/Easttown and Valley Forge. Conestoga High School, located west of Devon, near Berwyn CDP, serves the CDP.

Devon Preparatory School, a Catholic school, is located just east of the CDP in Tredyffrin Township.

Parks

Hilltop Park, with a Devon address but outside the Devon CDP, is operated by the township government. It has a pavilion with toilets, a picnic area, two soccer fields, a "tot lot" and walking trails.

Notable people

Dave Bush, baseball player and coach
Chrissy Houlahan, U.S. representative from Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district
Staci Keanan, attorney and actress
Harold J. Lavell, US Army major general

Points of interest

Jenkins Arboretum, north of Devon
Mount Zion A.M.E. Church
Devon (SEPTA station)
Devon Horse Show & Country Fair
Valley Forge Music Fair (closed. 1996)

References

"ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau.
"2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Easttown township, PA". [[U.S. Census Bureau]].
"Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Devon CDP, Pennsylvania". [[United States Census Bureau]].
"CENSUS 2000 BLOCK MAP: DEVON−BERWYN CDP". [[U.S. Census Bureau]].
US Geological Survey 7.5 minute topographic map series
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Devon CDP, Pennsylvania". [[United States Census Bureau]].
"Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov.
"Census Population API". United States Census Bureau.
"[https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st42_pa/place/p4219040_devon/DC10BLK_P4219040_001.pdf 2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Devon CDP, PA]." [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved on October 9, 2018.
"[https://www.tesd.net/cms/lib/PA01001259/Centricity/Domain/1414/TESDmap2015.pdf TESDmap2015.pdf]." [[Tredyffrin/Easttown School District]]. Retrieved on October 9, 2018.
"[http://www.easttown.org/351/Hilltop-Park Hilltop Park]." Easttown Township. Retrieved on October 9, 2018. "The Park is located at 580 Beaumont Road in Devon."
(6 January 2000). "Highly decorated WWII veteran, Lt. Gen. Lavell, dies". [[Lebanon Daily News]].
(15 September 1967). "Obituary, Mrs. Maude Lavell". [[Delaware County Daily Times]].

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